We just have a sign, "Beware of the Bears" Now I just need to figure out how to keep the bears from breaking into the cars this summer. I don't mind all the Cheerios getting cleaned out but they are not real carful of the upholstery

Sucks you have to go through that on the front range. Cheap solution would be a game camera(hunting) They can do still or video and have IR lighting for night photos.

Absolutely! I use my game cameras all the time to catch folks dumping trash and whatnot on my properties at night and anytime I have something going bump in the night when everyone is sleeping. They kick butt and good one's have high enough resolution that they will suffice as evidence! I have also caught teen agers having sex behind buildings, pot smokers and drug deals and even caught a moma bear and her cub making a stealth visit to a trash can (city). Great entertainment!

I think the best thing I have seen is a friend of mine in congress park rigged a few lights up to a motion sensor...something crazy in the many thousands of lumens...and he put a flasher and clock on it. So when anything came near his ally after midnight, it lit up like it was daytime and it was flashing. You'd have to have some crazy balls to keep breaking into a vehicle with these lights flashing on you!

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"I drive an ECO-FRIENDLY FZJ80...It's got a salvage title which makes it a RECYCLED vehicle. Therefore, don't mess with me when I park in the "Reserved for Green Vehicle" spots in Boulder!!!http://www.vrbo.com/322094

I found the best deterrent is to be poor (and look it!) in a rich neighborhood.
Whatever camera you put in, I think I would have a sign that says so.
My brother in law was using a game camera, and it wasn't bad, but blew threw memory and batteries pretty quickly. Apparently, there was a LOT of motion going on at night...critters, wind, you name it.
My latest plan is to move all my tools out of the garage and into a shed that doesn't open to the alley. They could still break in, but it would require bigger balls as I would have a clear view of them from my house doing it...as would my neighbor.
Nothing pisses me off more than theft, and tis the season for it to start. Reminds me to go change bulbs tonight.

Dunno man, in some cases that might be good enough. Last year when I was building my gates, I noticed that the same 5 trucks came through the alley regularly. One of them has chain link fencing high up the sides so they can haul more scrap, and even had a sign on the side "Lelu's" or something. If that guy stopped, got out and took your awning, you would have zero difficulty identifying his truck. You would have a hard time identifying a subaru, but those guys that cruiser the alleys have VERY unique rides b/c they are so cobbled together.